Posted 2014-April-21, 00:42
MP, best hand South.
But for the fact that 2D expressed all of East's values, and he is not in the pass-out seat, and that he has no trumps, I have a modicum of sympathy for East, particularly as it is MP. Maybe he has a right to expect a bit of help from West for his freebid.
Never mind West's appalling strength and sterile distribution, he prefers to show a 4 card Spade suit with only 3 of them, already on notice that it is vanishingly unlikely that East will have support, and in the process conceals primary support for Diamonds. Sheesh.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
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ing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
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2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
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